Glove



May 1938- v EDEN 2,118,463

GLOVE Filed Feb. 24, 1938.

1 IIQVENTOR. 14 lexander fl [den ATTORNEYS Patented May 24, 1938 UNITED,srATE's PATENT O FFlCE 3 Claim.

This invention relates to gloves, and particularly to gloves providedwith openings in the index finger and thumb portions thereof to permitthe index finger and thumb to be uncovered for var- .ious purposes suchas firing a rifle, and the like.

More particularly the invention relates to .a glove having openingsin'the adjacent sides of the index finger and thumb which openings areclosed by slide fasteners, or. zippers. of the usual type.

-Itiis an object of the invention to provide a glove having openings inthe adjacent side portionsof the thumb and index finger so that thisfinger and. thumb may be uncovered to make it 1 possible to grasp smallobjects and to make easy the manipulation of the finger and thumb topermit accuracy in certain operations, as for, example the firing of arevolver or rifle.

It is a further object of myinvention to make such openings in the sideportions of the thumb and forefinger which portions are normally joinedtogether by-a seam so that the fabric of which the glove is made is notcut to any greater extent than is customary. Due to this provision iffor any reason theslide fastener becomes inoperative it is possible toremove the fastener and seam together the edges left by this removal,forming a complete glove of normal type.

A further object of the invention is to provide a glove of the typementioned above but having an inner lining of woven fabric, as iscustomary, this fabric forming an inner glove so that when the thumb andindex finger are protruded from their coverings in the manner suggestedabove, they will not be entirely unprotected but will be covered by thisinner lining.

Other objects and features of the invention will appear when theaccompanying drawing is considered in connection with the followingdescription.

In the drawing, there is shown a glove formed of the body portion I towhich is joined athumb portion 2 in the usual manner. -In forming theglove the body portion l is out to form the finger portions and thesefingerportions are thereafter seamed along the sides thereof. The thumbportion is then inset in the opening provided therefor in the bodyportion and seamed along its outer edge. g

In utilizing the present invention the seams along the outer edge of theindex finger and thumb portions of the glove are omitted and in placethereof the slide fasteners 3 and B are provided, these fastenersextending from the top toward the base of the portions mentioned. Eachfastener is provided with a slider member v4 or I which serves to openor close the fastener and each slide member is likewise provided with atab member 6 or 8 which provides means by which may be protruded throughthe opening in suchmanner that the objects set forth above may beaccomplished. In addition to the various things mentioned above,numerous'other acts may be performed with greater ease .when theglove'of this invention is-worn. For example one may strike a matchwithout danger 'of burning the fabric of the glove or may smoke acigarette without the same dangerv Because the fasteners are inserted inthose portions of the glove where seams normally occur, it is obviousthat there needbe no additional slitting of the material as has beendone in the past in making gloves of this general type. Because of thisthe fabric is not injured and in addition if the fastener at any timebecomes inoperative it may be removed and the glove. sewn along theedges thereby converting the glove to one of normal type in which alledges are seamed.

While I have described my-invention with respect to a particular formthereof, itis obvious that other forms might be substituted therefor Thescope of the invention therefore is not to be limited by the foregoingdescription but solely by the appended claims.

What I desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is: I

1. In a glove, openings in the adjacent sides of the index finger andthumb portions, and means comprising slide fasteners inserted in saidopenings for permitting theclosing and opening thereof at will.

2. In a glove, openings in the adjacent sides of the index finger andthumb portions, and means comprising slide fasteners inserted thereinand closing from the extremity -of the index finger or thumb portiontoward the base thereof for permitting opening and closing at will.

- 3. "In a glove, openings in the-index finger and thumb portionsthereof, said openings extending longitudinally of each of said portionsand means comprising slide fasteners inserted therein,,sid-.. slidefasteners including tab operated sliders movable from the bases of saidportionstoward their extremities in the opening movement, whereby insaid movement the slider first opens the open-' ing and thereafter mayserve as a means .to remove the, extremity ofithe portion from the enclosing member.

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